Sifting Through The Ashes

Harry Potter's professors and friends try to regroup and rebuild after the events of 'Order of the Phoenix'. Those events, however, prove to be just the start of much darker times to come.

In this chapter, Harry gets another visitor... or is it two? Also, the Daily Prophet reveals quite a bit, Remus helps Kreacher deliver an apology, and Arthur and Molly have a very important conversation.

Yes, it's another mournful chronicle of Harry Potter rising from the ashes of Book 5. In this chapter, Harry, Remus, and Tonks spend some quality time together; Black Mansion is turned over to the Malfoys; Harry and Dumbledore have their first "discussion" since the night of Sirius' death; and Voldemort himself deigns to make a cameo appearance.

Another mournful chronicle of Harry Potter rising from the ashes of Book 5. Chapter 4: Five weeks have passed since the previous chapter. Harry's changed considerably; what do Luna and Ginny think of the changes? And who is the hooded man digging through the rubble of 12 Grimmauld Place?